The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-04-13
Gazing at corpses.


The sa3 eyed ianitar q the Cooper
Neiical CoVeze wa- 7,refllly pickling
hanl--ouae s.siaeer the other afternoon
when bis aork intercepted by the
appeaunoe 81 so1r bright sved. rosy
chceSei t.usels snd = ady xho. ,hoa-h
slightly car II her teens. lost none 81 the
charms Of young womaahood A. the
i've approached the ianitor threw a
cloth over the pickle gaf ani in some
surprise asked the Young ladies whaf
.hey wanted We have come % See-we
want % See. YOU know-weu. we have
come % Ioek 81 the coliege. aid the
eldest Of tle four girls. blushing fright
fully and contemplating the cr.ic<s in the
r0ar with great earuestnesS- But. my
lear yocng lady. this Is ser-deld bodies
said the janit0r. very much embarrassed.
The Young ladies looked AZ each other.
and painful silence ensued. until the
fr~t speaker proiuced letter from
leading physician and q member Of the
college faculty, ordering the janitor 90
show the girls arouni the place. This
settles IT, said the janitor. bat he shook
his bead dubjousiy. AS With slow, pro-
testing steps and nj uisgariliness Of weicome
be introduced some show specimens to
their mott They wili De bringing a
kindergarten here next. 90 give the in
Gents object lessons in ant4t1my srum-
bled the 4rticulator Of skeletons. as he
ca.refI.ly killed a ay which was browsing
9n the occipital bone Of a Late deceieur
But it Is al right If the E.cu;.y can
stand 6. can
uN ENowLsGE BENr-
The Young ladies meanwhile made the
most Of their time and Inspected carefully
che anatomical wonders which the physi-
cisu 1riered laid upon 90 them. >uchaa
unusually thing -- the visit Of our four
yolne girls 90 -acu place naturally al
rraeted notice. and It was stated that the
girls were part of a class in one Of the
alb.ic -cuv5.s and their chaperone vas
their class teacher. This w.ls found % be-
correct au5 tHe teacher admitted that she
alJ introduced object lessons in anatomy
a- a course for girls after school hours.
One of rae Studies lid down this wear is
female physiology. and during tine course
or5a- " tbe teachers lectme- she r.
marked -uaJ She lad zlzed upon the -pi-
uas column IL % man once. ami 10 was as
large - her thumb which sine wouid not
have credited without actual sight
The girls were amazeI and their curios-
ty v- roused If their teacher had
viewed tine re.latu, oia corpse why should
u1tt1ey xastaeIT modest Interrogation.
~llro- them have AN ambition % be-
come noted members of the medical fra
t-rui-y. aud a. tine books had not arrived
l1l. -le east lut NOT q chart or any
thing that would give them authentic in
formation vas in their possession, they
held d. ua-ty cou-uiasioI and decided o.
visit the medical college. They asked the
teacher 20 accompany them She. anX-
i5ls % assist them 10 their research
for knowledge. willingly gave her con
sent.
TOOK T ALL IN.
The Instructions to -he anitor were
dulL and told him u hat rooms to show
taeln through They passed from one
room 20 another, expressing their delight
.ul satisfaction as they bebe-d objects
which vrre OF uncommon interest. and
mysteries We're raised - / guess you viii
uoe .aut 10 90 10 here said the j4uitor
AZ they eaur e. the dis-eetiug room.
~ Are they cutting mp any ,ue2 asked
the oldest gir. modestly. while the teach
rr held back, repenting that she had left
her boarding house. The iInitor inform
ed them that operation in that room was
suspended for the present and the young
ladies said tbev would 70 in
NJ" exclaimed the teacher with ami
nation. there might Pee "a subject iu there
in high state of decomposition. But
the girls thought that not To- visit this de-
partment would spoil the fssture of the
trip. and they went in. On marble slab
was @ mlngnitrent specimen IF feminin-
tv. and just opposite was an Adouis I'M
the sleep of the hlrst. ready for cruel
carving of the iiss-cting knife The sight
was one that would cast terror into the
hearts of the superstition if viewed on
dark night. hnt th- vouUg ladies pehe'd
.he anatomical wan,ier- with interested
and marked -umpo-ure. ON rhe-e ob-
iect- their eyes became ent-luesi. ana 10
was with some physical effort that their
teacher encouraged them t0leave the dis
--etin. par.or sni - into another room
where a complete assortment Of medical
bric-a-brlc could he seen in glass jars.
Since visiting the museum Of natural
wonders th. Young iai.e~ feel much en-
eaurzeI and have taken up the new
study with fresh energy y.-frmssifIr-ie at